He's still not as 'powerful,' however, in a new Forbes ranking of celebrities

Glenn Beck made more money in the last year than powerhouse media figure Oprah Winfrey (or pop star Lady Gaga) according to a new Forbesreport on the world's "most powerful" celebs.

In fact, all of the list's celebrities who ply their trade primarily in politics were on the right, notesThe Daily Caller, with the possible exception of comedian Jon Stewart, who doesn't shy away from putting his politics front and center. Beck's peers on the list, however, include Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

"Beck led the way," writes DC's Jamie Weinstein, who notes the pop-pundit's #34 ranking on the list overall. "Forbes estimated that he earned a staggering $90 million dollars over the last 12 months, more than even Oprah Winfrey, who earned an estimated $77 million."

PolicyMic last year claimed Beck among the "most influential conservatives never elected to public office," alongside Andrew Breitbart, James Dobson, Phylis Schlafly, William F. Buckley, Jr., Paul Wolfowitz, Alan Greenspan, Jerry Falwell, and economist Milton Friedman.

It really says something that the rest of us end up paying his salary in the prices of the products that are advertised on his show. It also says something that people get paid so much money to do nothing but run their mouth.

But so? The Census allows individuals to self-identify their race or ethnicity. To criticize Mr Obama for identifying as black is ludicrous - how seriously would anyone take a man with Mr Obama's melanin who claimed to be Caucasian?

I know sometimes Glenn seems a bit out there, but he calls it like he see's it. That stuff that seems to far out to be true, you know. It could appear to be that way by design too.I mean if it seems unbelievable then maybe we will just blow it off and think naw that's crazy talk, then a year later we are all saying to ourselves, "I'll be damned, Glenn was right."